Norwegian Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs Vidar Helgesen and Special
Advisor Erik Solheim are due in Sri Lanka later this week.

The Royal Norwegian
Embassy in Colombo said the delegation along with the envoy in Colombo Hans Brattskar
and other officials will call on President Chandrika Kumaratunga on May 2.
The delegation is then due to travel to Killinochchi
on May 3, for discussions with LTTE Political Wing leader, S.P. Thamilselvan.

However, Vidar
Helgesen will not accompany the delegation to Kilinochchi
due to a long-standing commitment in Indonesia.

The Norwegian communiqué
said the delegation will explore with the two parties possible ways to take
the peace process forward and how Norway might assist in this regard.